Susan Conrad

Название: Longman Student Grammar of Spoken and Written English - Workbook - 2002.

Автор: Douglas Biber, Susan Conrad, Geoffrey Leech

We designed this Workbook to give you practice in analyzing English grammar andunderstanding how it works in real communication. The Workbook differs from othergrammar textbooks known to us in its exclusive focus on how English is actually used. Allexamples in the exercises are taken from naturally occurring English texts andconversations, rather than being invented, idealized language

Название: Longman Student Grammar of Spoken and Written English - 2003.

Автор: Douglas Biber, Susan Conrad, Geoffrey Leech

This book is a course book and a reference grammar for students and theirteachers. Although it is based on the Longman Grammar of Spoken andWritten English (LGSWE), the Student Grammar is much more than just anabbreviated LGSWE. Rather, we have simplified and reorganized the content ofthe LGSWE, avoiding much technical detail while retaining the strengths of thelarger book. For example, like the LGSWE, the Student Grammar containsover 3,000 authentic English examples, and contrasts the major patterns of use inspoken and written registers. However, we have simplified the presentation whenpossible; for example, we have tried hard to find new and simpler extracts fromour corpus data, often replacing more complex examples in LGSWE.